EXCLUSIVE: Diego Luna is a soccer-mad bureaucrat who makes an outsize promise to win the rights to host the 1986 World Cup in his new Netfli...

Footage of a gunman shooting at panicked tourists lying atop Mexico’s historic Pyramid of the Moon has renewed concerns about security in th...

Spain forward Lamine Yamal will miss the remainder of Barcelona’s season but is expected to be fit in time for the World Cup.The 18-year-...

Real Madrid's modest chances of winning the LaLiga title in the final six games of the season appear slim now after injury to two crucial pl...

Donald Trump’s envoy has suggested that Italy could step in for Iran amid their ongoing conflict with the US

Diplomat Paolo Zampolli suggests four-time champions should be given a route back into the tournament after failing to qualify at the expens...

The FIFA World Cup 2026 sign inside Dallas Stadium in Arlington, Texas, on April 13, 2026. —Stacy Revere—Getty ImagesThe U.S. is at war with...

Iran’s participation at the World Cup has been in doubt amid its ongoing conflict with the US

Lamine Yamal pulled up injured when scoring the winning goal for Barcelona in their La Liga win against Celta Vigo.

Italy, whose failure to qualify sparked outrage at home, should be granted the Islamic Republic’s spot, a special envoy has claimed...

Jones ​did not rule out Japan setting up its World Cup ​base in Newcastle, the world's largest coal export port.

The FIBA Central Board has chosen France as the host of the 2031 FIBA Basketball World Cup, with Japan getting the Women's World Cup in 2030...

Japan previously hosted the men's basketball World Cup in ​2006, ​but this is the first ​time the country will host the women's ⁠World Cup.

US President Donald Trump and FIFA President Gianni Infantino have been urged to kick out Iran from the forthcoming World Cup to be replaced...

EXCLUSIVE: The controversial offside tech is getting a state-of-the-art makeover ahead of the tournament in the Americas to make it even mor...